The Island Project: A Thriller Read Online Free
Author: Taylor Buck
Tags: Fiction, thriller, Suspense, Retail
door closed behind him. The lab tech responded with an unintelligible reply and scurried away, noticeably frightened. The other lab techs stopped what they were doing upon the entry of Dr. Perry. Understandably so, there was a presence that he commanded whenever he was in the room that seemed to cut through everything else going on.
Perry stood tall at six foot five, making his large physique match his boisterous disposition. He wore an expensive, dark gray suit. His silver hair was slicked straight back and he donned a pair of black, horn-rimmed glasses. Perry had icy blue eyes that pierced through even the most hardened company executives. His British accent only facilitated the slings of insults he threw at his employees, and he was notorious for his verbal lashings. Dr. Perry was the kind of man who didn’t have to deal with mistakes often. This was probably because most employees would rather forfeit their jobs than deal with a heated encounter with Dr. Rupert Perry.
He was a genius, nevertheless.
An Oxford graduate and a Rhodes Scholar, Perry received his doctorate in engineering from Oxford by the age of twenty and was brought into the fold by Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) in 1963 where he pioneered scientific research and development. MES was a British defense contractor that produced many of the defense electronics used in today’s weapon manufacturing. Perry became the rising star at MES for his advancements in military systems integration and weapons technology.
Perry worked on many weapons concepts for MES including the Sting Ray Torpedo in the 1970s, where he subsequently achieved a sort of legendary status among scientists since he was one of the only surviving scientists from the original group to work on the Sting Ray Torpedo. Between 1982 and 1990, twenty-five MES scientists had died under mysterious circumstances—making Perry one of only two survivors.
He was also at the forefront of robotic technology. Perry pioneered major technological advancements in the field of early nanorobotics. He developed many of the founding principles of “swarm robotic intelligence” and created a series of base algorithms used in today’s research. In 1998, MES underwent a £7.7 billion merger with British Aerospace resulting in today’s BAE Systems. Perry left shortly after the merger and was recruited by the U.S. into a small defense operation backed by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency). The company was founded in 2003 as CERTA (Center for Excellence in Robotic Technological Advancements). Dr. Rupert Perry headed the organization and managed to establish an agreement with DARPA to base his operations in a remote location—Hawaii. He deemed it necessary to be closed off from anything that could distract his team’s scientific progress. Furthermore, he was able to secure a “No Questions Asked” funding policy with the Department of Defense (DOD)—which was basically like placing an ATM on-site that dealt out money whenever it was needed.
To his benefit, Perry knew how to manipulate people in order to get his way. It was this ability that allowed CERTA to maintain operations so undisclosed from not only society, but from the government that was supplying it.
Perry rubbed his temples. The pressure from the helicopter hadn’t yet subsided, and he was suffering from a headache, making him even more intolerable. The lab doors swung open and in walked Rick Danner. Danner was Head of Security at CERTA and had been with the company since its inception. He was a brute of a man and, upon first impression, his rippling muscles and short-cropped hair gave him the appearance of a meathead. However, Rick Danner was ex-Delta Force. He was strong, intelligent and infamously stubborn. He had been handpicked by Dr. Perry to lead security at CERTA.
“Dr. Perry.” Danner shot out a greeting to Perry, even though he knew it was useless. Perry was visibly angry.
“Rick, I want to know what
Perry stood tall at six foot five, making his large physique match his boisterous disposition. He wore an expensive, dark gray suit. His silver hair was slicked straight back and he donned a pair of black, horn-rimmed glasses. Perry had icy blue eyes that pierced through even the most hardened company executives. His British accent only facilitated the slings of insults he threw at his employees, and he was notorious for his verbal lashings. Dr. Perry was the kind of man who didn’t have to deal with mistakes often. This was probably because most employees would rather forfeit their jobs than deal with a heated encounter with Dr. Rupert Perry.
He was a genius, nevertheless.
An Oxford graduate and a Rhodes Scholar, Perry received his doctorate in engineering from Oxford by the age of twenty and was brought into the fold by Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) in 1963 where he pioneered scientific research and development. MES was a British defense contractor that produced many of the defense electronics used in today’s weapon manufacturing. Perry became the rising star at MES for his advancements in military systems integration and weapons technology.
Perry worked on many weapons concepts for MES including the Sting Ray Torpedo in the 1970s, where he subsequently achieved a sort of legendary status among scientists since he was one of the only surviving scientists from the original group to work on the Sting Ray Torpedo. Between 1982 and 1990, twenty-five MES scientists had died under mysterious circumstances—making Perry one of only two survivors.
He was also at the forefront of robotic technology. Perry pioneered major technological advancements in the field of early nanorobotics. He developed many of the founding principles of “swarm robotic intelligence” and created a series of base algorithms used in today’s research. In 1998, MES underwent a £7.7 billion merger with British Aerospace resulting in today’s BAE Systems. Perry left shortly after the merger and was recruited by the U.S. into a small defense operation backed by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency). The company was founded in 2003 as CERTA (Center for Excellence in Robotic Technological Advancements). Dr. Rupert Perry headed the organization and managed to establish an agreement with DARPA to base his operations in a remote location—Hawaii. He deemed it necessary to be closed off from anything that could distract his team’s scientific progress. Furthermore, he was able to secure a “No Questions Asked” funding policy with the Department of Defense (DOD)—which was basically like placing an ATM on-site that dealt out money whenever it was needed.
To his benefit, Perry knew how to manipulate people in order to get his way. It was this ability that allowed CERTA to maintain operations so undisclosed from not only society, but from the government that was supplying it.
Perry rubbed his temples. The pressure from the helicopter hadn’t yet subsided, and he was suffering from a headache, making him even more intolerable. The lab doors swung open and in walked Rick Danner. Danner was Head of Security at CERTA and had been with the company since its inception. He was a brute of a man and, upon first impression, his rippling muscles and short-cropped hair gave him the appearance of a meathead. However, Rick Danner was ex-Delta Force. He was strong, intelligent and infamously stubborn. He had been handpicked by Dr. Perry to lead security at CERTA.
“Dr. Perry.” Danner shot out a greeting to Perry, even though he knew it was useless. Perry was visibly angry.
“Rick, I want to know what
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